Reggie Jackson Is Selling the Giant Yankee Stadium Sign at Sotheby’s

A big piece of Yankee history will be on offer at Sotheby’s—literally. Yankee great Reggie Jackson is auctioning off the thirteen ten-foot-tall “Yankee Stadium” letters that graced the exterior of the Bronx baseball team’s stadium until it was torn down following the 2008 season.

“I see this auction as an opportunity for a new generation to own and enjoy this icon of the Yankees and of New York city,” said the Hall of Famer in a statement.

The sign was installed in 1976, following the renovations to the stadium, which began following the building’s 50th anniversary season in 1973. (The stadium was built in 1923.)

When the team moved to its new home, one block north of the original, in 2008, Jackson, known as “Mr. October” for his playoff heroics during his time in pinstripes, purchased the weathered letters in order to preserve them. He also bought his locker and the section of the outfield bleachers where his historic third homer landed during the final game of the Yankees’ 1977 World Series victory.

Finding a buyer who has the room to display them all might be tough, but Sotheby’s vice chairman David Redden is optimistic. “Can you imagine them in your backyard, lit up?” he asked the New York Times. “That would be quite something.”